single tooth ceramics geta

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single tooth ceramics geta

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single tooth geta —— single tooth ceramics geta Use ceramics to replace wood as geta. Japanese Buddhist monks use single tooth geta for sādhanā and hiking which are very hard to keep balance even on flat land. I changed them as ceramics to made them more different for walking and balancing. Just like when we are wearing high heels. Plan A is white porcelain with Southern ice. White porcelain is fragile and noble so we need to be careful when we are wearing them. We may get hurt if the geta break. Plan B is stoneware with JB3 and Crank. Stoneware is heavy so when we use it as geta it is a muscles trainer for legs. White porcelain is hard to manufacture. I make a lot of failure. I first used 1221 clay but it was hard to modify when I found the size was not accurate. It kept bending and cracking. It cannot support when I needed to keep it thin and empty its inside. So I just leave it. Then I tried using Southern ice and did some change of size and angle, thickening to made it firm enough. But it still cracked after biscuit firing. Especially after high firing.
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Published: Sep 14th 2019
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